{"schema_version":"1.0","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11970185","patent":{"patent_number":"US-11970185","title":"Data structure for storing information relating to an environment of an autonomous vehicle and methods of use thereof","assignee":null,"inventors":[],"filing_date":"2021-10-01T00:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2024-04-30T00:00:00.000Z","cpc_codes":["B60W","G06T","B60W","G01C","G01C","G01C","G01C","G06F","G06F"],"num_claims":16,"abstract":"Methods and systems for determining information about an area that includes a polygon for controlling navigation of an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. The methods include defining a bounding box that encloses the area, and generating a KD-tree from the bounding box that partitions the polygon into a plurality of leaf nodes that each include at least some of a plurality of edges of the polygon. The methods also include assigning a reference point to each leaf node, creating a data representation of the area that comprises the KD-tree, and adding the data representation to map data comprising the area. A reference point is associated with a location within that leaf node, and information relating to whether the reference point lies outside or inside the at least one polygon."},"analysis":{"summary":null,"layman_explanation":null,"technical_analysis":null,"business_analysis":null,"faqs":null,"topics":[],"tech_cluster":null},"seo":{"title":"Data structure for storing information relating to an environment of an autonomous vehicle and methods of use thereof","description":"Methods and systems for determining information about an area that includes a polygon for controlling navigation of an autonomous vehicle are disclosed. The methods include defining a bounding box tha","keywords":[]},"attribution":{"source":"Patentable","source_url":"https://patentable.app","canonical_url":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11970185","license":"CC-BY-4.0-like","license_terms":"AI-generated analysis on this page (summary, layman_explanation, technical_analysis, business_analysis, faqs) may be reused with attribution and a visible link back to the canonical URL above. Patent abstracts, claims, and bibliographic data are USPTO public domain.","required_link":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11970185","citation_suggestion":"Patentable. \"Data structure for storing information relating to an environment of an autonomous vehicle and methods of use thereof\" (US-11970185). https://patentable.app/patents/US-11970185","copyright_holder":"Nomic Interactive Technology LLC"},"links":{"html":"https://patentable.app/patents/US-11970185","json":"https://patentable.app/api/llm-context/US-11970185","site":"https://patentable.app","llms_txt":"https://patentable.app/llms.txt"},"generated_at":"2026-05-31T11:40:36.021Z"}